Improvement in sofa-bedsteads



C. F. H. HUFF. Improvement in SofaBedsteads. No.111,684

Patented May 9,1871.

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GHANOYL-F. H. HUFF, NEW YORK', N. Y.

vLetters Patent No. 114,684, dated May 9, l1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN SOFABE DSTEADS.

The Schedule-referred tain-these Letters Patent and making prt of the same.

To all rwhomtt may concern Be it `lrnownthat I, CHANGYF. H. Hmm, of the city and county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Sofas and Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had'to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of' reference marked thereon making a part of this specification,` in which- Figure 1 is a front view .of my improvement when designed to be usedas a sofa. y

Figure` 2 is a top or plan view of my improvement Vwhen unfolded o r designed for use as a bedstead.

'lhemechanical features or the mechanism used is chiefly onthe under side of the seatand ou the rear face of the back; therefore, as only front and .top views are shown, these features are all illustrated by dotted lines. v

The` object of my invention is 'to so construct this useful article of furniture that its character cannot `only readily be entirely changed, but that in either case, whether used asa sofa. or a bedstead,V it shall preserve the natural form andoutline of such articles,-

there being nothing in the sofa-when my inventionis used as such, orin the bedstead, when the sofa is un- `folded to form the same, to suggest its double use.

The nature of my invention consists in securing the movable arm of a sofa to the base-board or bottom of the same by means of a lever or plate in such manner that, when desired, the .movable arm of the sofa can be readilyswungaround' andl so brought, as it v were, in contact with the stationary arm that the two together shall form the head-board for the bedstead. Icwill readily be seen withthis arrangement that-rif taste and judgment are` displayed by the vmanufacturer in choosing -the design for the arms of the sofa, how easy 'it is to only select such as when brought together they shall so uniteas to form, as it were, a continuous and uniform head-piece.

My inventionalsol consists in vsecuring the center ornament to the back of the sofa vin such manner that it can be easily detached Aand inserted in suitable 'eyes which are provided at the end of thesofa, which is to'be the foot of the bedstead when thesame is unfolded, whereby4 not only a brace-lever is secured to properly retain the seat and back iu proper position when the back is thrown down, but a neat and suitable foot-board is secured for the bedstead.

.To enable others s'killed in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed tc describe its coustruction and operation.

The seat A and back Aoffthe sofa are composed of two rectangular boards, and whichare so .attached by hinged joints or other suitable' connections as to allow of a free movement tothe back A', whereby it can, at pleasure, be secured in such position as to be at right angles to the seat A 'or thrown down on aline with the same.

These boards A A may be o'f any desired size and constructed of any suitable material, and the manu. facturer can either spring or stud' and cover them in the usual manner.

B and B are the arms of the sofa, and are each provided with legs or supports?) b. One of these arms, B, is permanently secured in the usual manner to the seat A, while the other, B', is movable. This arurB is connected with thelower face ofthe seat A'hy means of a lever or platebar, G. Oneend of this bar or lever C is permanently attached to the arm B7, while they other is pivoted to a plate, C', secured at the center and -near the rear edge of the scat A in such manner as to allow cf'afree revolving movement to the lever G, it acting as it does' on the plate C', as it were, on a pivot center. l j

D is the ornamental center piece that 1s usually met with on sofas and like articles; but instead of permanently securing it to the upper' edgc'of' the'back I attach it, by, means of bolts or pins (l d, which are inserted inv sockets or mortises made iu the top of the back.

D D- are two eye-bolts, and are sec red to the ends of the back and seat, and are designe to receive the` center piece D when the sofa is converted into a bedstead, said piece then acting both as a brace-lever and` foot-board. l

E E are two additional legs, and are secured near the end of theseat, and furnish a support for the same when-'the arm B is swung around.

E' isa leg secured to the back A', and is so attached that when not in use it is folded in a recess in the back.

The legs E lt may be similarly attached, so that when they are notrequired to support the seat they may be folded or lifted out of sight.

F is a hinged latch-plate, and is secured to the stationary arm B in' such manner as to be turned down on its front face when not in use. When the arms are thrown together the latched end of this plate enters a socket on the top face of the movable arm and assists in locking the arms firmly together.

The operation or means whereby the vsofa is changed into a bedstead is as follows:

The hooks that secure th'e back to the arms are unfastened, asis also the hook that secures the movable vswung; round on the lever O and Abrought in contact with the arm B, theybeing fastened together by the latch-platte F. The back A is now thrown down and secured by fastening one of its hooks, G, which is one of' the two that serve to secure the' back in a vertical position over the headed bolt G. The leg E' is now dmwn down and supports the lower section of the back as the legs E E do the seat. The center piece Dis now removed from the back and its pins d d are inserted' in Athe eye-bolts D D', which secures a. bracelever for the seat and back, and a suitable foot-piece for the bedstead.

Having thus fully described my invention,

nesses.

OHANGY F. H. -HFR Witnesses:

OSCAR FRISBIE,

JOHN L. SLINGERLAND. 

